Allentown, Pa., Mayor Found Guilty On Corruption Charges

Allentown, Pennsylvania Mayor Ed Pawlowski
was found guilty Thursday of 47 counts of rigging city contracts for those
who gave him money for political campaigns. He was found not guilty of seven
counts, Penn Live reported.

Pawlowski's six-week trial in federal court
in Allentown ended when jurors found the mayor guilty of charges he
gave city contracts to law firms and businesses that gave him money for
campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate.

He retaliated
against companies that refused to play along or didn't give sufficiently,
according to prosecutors.

Pawlowski denied those claims when
he took the witness stand Feb. 21 in his own defense. He said he wasn't
aware of campaign staffers and city employees were involved an alleged
pay-to-play scheme for kickbacks and campaign contributions.

With
the convictions, he will forfeit his office under the city's Home Rule Charter.
Attorney Scott Allinson was convicted of both counts he was charged with. He had
been charged with conspiring with Pawlowski.

"Today's
guilty verdicts send the message again to corrupt politicians that they are not
above the law," said United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen in an emailed
statement.

Pawlowski
learned July 25 he'd been indicted on 54 federal charges for allegedly
accepting more than $150,000 in campaign contributions from potential city
contractors. FBI agents raided his offices in 2015.

He
refused to step down as mayor and won re-election in November 2017 despite
the indictment and looming trial.

The
mayor testified Feb. 21 he ran for mayor because residents asked him to.

It
was no secret Allentown’s mayor was being investigated for allegedly trading
city contracts for kickback and campaign contributions.

"We saw it more as a mission, than a job
or a vocation, or something for political gain," he said, referring to
himself and his wife, Lisa.

Prosecutors allege Pawlowski and others schemed to get
contributions and benefits as they awarded contracts for street lights,
collecting delinquent taxes, cyber security and city pools, prosecutors said.

Jurors deliberated Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday
before returning the verdict at 5:43 p.m.

The mayor slouched in his seat as the jury foreman kept
repeating, "guilty." His wife, Lisa Pawlowski leaned down in her seat
with her head by her knees. Then she left the courtroom and fainted.

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Alltentown, Pennsylvania Mayor Convicted In Pay-To-Play Scheme

Alltentown, Pennsylvania Mayor Convicted In Pay-To-Play Scheme

Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski, who took office in 2006 and was re-elected last year while under indictment, was convicted of 47 charges in the“pay-to-play” scheme and not guilty of seven, the Allentown Morning Call and the lehighvalleylive.com website reported. Pawlowski was convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud, making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and multiple counts of bribery, attempted extortion, mail fraud, wire fraud. His convictions for conspiracy, lying to the FBI and one of his bribery convictions each carries a five-year maximum prison sentence.
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Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski, who took office in 2006 and was re-elected last year while under indictment, was convicted of 47 charges in the“pay-to-play” scheme and not guilty of seven, the Allentown Morning Call and the lehighvalleylive.com website reported. Pawlowski was convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud, making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and multiple counts of bribery, attempted extortion, mail fraud, wire fraud. His convictions for conspiracy, lying to the FBI and one of his bribery convictions each carries a five-year maximum prison sentence.
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Mayor of Allentown, Penn., implicated in ex-official's guilty plea

The former top administrator of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal fraud charges. This makes him the seventh convicted in a long-running FBI pay-to-play investigation that includes Mayor Ed Pawlowski. Francis Dougherty, the city\'s former managing director, appeared in U.S. District Court in Allentown and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud, according to court filings. Pawlowski, who has not been charged, is not named in court papers, but he matches the description of \"Public Official #3\" with whom Dougherty allegedly conspired.
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The former top administrator of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal fraud charges. This makes him the seventh convicted in a long-running FBI pay-to-play investigation that includes Mayor Ed Pawlowski. Francis Dougherty, the city\'s former managing director, appeared in U.S. District Court in Allentown and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud, according to court filings. Pawlowski, who has not been charged, is not named in court papers, but he matches the description of \"Public Official #3\" with whom Dougherty allegedly conspired.
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(Reuters) - The long-serving mayor of Pennsylvania\'s third-most populous city was convicted on Thursday on federal charges he shook down vendors for campaign funds, a U.S. prosecutor and local media reported. Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski, who took office in 2006 and was re-elected last year while under indictment, was convicted of 47 charges in the \"pay-to-play\" scheme and not guilty of seven, the Allentown Morning Call and the lehighvalleylive.com website reported.“The jury has held Mayor Pawlowski accountable for selling his office to the highest bidder to fund his personal ambitions,\" U.S. Attorney Louis Lappen said in a statement. During a six-week trial in Allentown, prosecutors portrayed Pawlowski as an ambitious manipulator who forced city vendors to pay for his plans to make a 2016 run for the U.S. Senate. Pawlowski\'s attorneys attempted to show him as a dedicated public servant brought down by corrupt aides. Evidence at the trial included FBI phone taps as well as recordings made by Pawlowski aides who wore hidden microphones and cameras to record conversations for federal investigators. The lehighvalleylive.com website reported that Pawlowski would forfeit his office and no sentencing date had been set. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney could not be reached for comment. Pawlowski was convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud, making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and multiple counts of bribery, attempted extortion, mail fraud, wire fraud. He was acquitted of attempted ext...

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(Reuters) - The long-serving mayor of Pennsylvania\'s third-most populous city was convicted on Thursday on federal charges he shook down vendors for campaign funds, a U.S. prosecutor and local media reported. Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski, who took office in 2006 and was re-elected last year while under indictment, was convicted of 47 charges in the \"pay-to-play\" scheme and not guilty of seven, the Allentown Morning Call and the lehighvalleylive.com website reported.“The jury has held Mayor Pawlowski accountable for selling his office to the highest bidder to fund his personal ambitions,\" U.S. Attorney Louis Lappen said in a statement. During a six-week trial in Allentown, prosecutors portrayed Pawlowski as an ambitious manipulator who forced city vendors to pay for his plans to make a 2016 run for the U.S. Senate. Pawlowski\'s attorneys attempted to show him as a dedicated public servant brought down by corrupt aides. Evidence at the trial included FBI phone taps as well as recordings made by Pawlowski aides who wore hidden microphones and cameras to record conversations for federal investigators. The lehighvalleylive.com website reported that Pawlowski would forfeit his office and no sentencing date had been set. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney could not be reached for comment. Pawlowski was convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud, making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and multiple counts of bribery, attempted extortion, mail fraud, wire fraud. He was acquitted of attempted ext...

Pawlowski news conference in wake of indictment

Pawlowski news conference in wake of indictment

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski and his attorney Jack McMahon speak at a news conference in the wake of a filing of a federal indictment against Pawlowski alleging he participated in a pay-to-play scheme Wednesday July 26, 2017 in Allentown....

Pawlowski news conference in wake of indictment

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Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski and his attorney Jack McMahon speak at a news conference in the wake of a filing of a federal indictment against Pawlowski alleging he participated in a pay-to-play scheme Wednesday July 26, 2017 in Allentown....

BREAKING: BIG Dem GUILTY On 47 COUNTS – Immediately Starts Sobbing In Court!
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When reporting the news, we don’t always get to say that the good guys win, but today is an exception. We can report that the people have won at least one battle with the misconduct of power-hungry politicians, and we will be a little safer for it. The politician is Mayor Ed Pawlowski from Allentown, PA, and the details of his case will make you very happy that he’ll soon be behind bars.
It’s always sad on a human level when someone has to be imprisoned. However, there are times when it’s for the greater good, and this seems to be one of those times. Pawlowski was found guilty of almost 50 corruption charges and could face decades in prison for his less than legal activities.
Some people who are caught red-handed are taken aback or caught off guard while in office, but that wasn’t the case with Pawlowski. He knew that this inditement would be coming down before his last election, but he decided to run anyway. The money was favorable, so he decided to gamble with it. Morning Call reports that this calls an end to his 12-year career in politics:
“A jury found Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski guilty Thursday on nearly all charges in his federal pay-to-play trial, meaning he will have to relinquish office after he is sentenced — a crushing end to a 12-year career at the helm of a long-distressed city in the midst of revival.
He was found guilty of conspiracy and multiple counts of bribery, attempted extortion, false statements to federal officials, honest services fraud,...

BREAKING: BIG Dem GUILTY On 47 COUNTS – Immediately Starts Sobbing In Court!
SOURE : https://goo.gl/5Z3HMq
When reporting the news, we don’t always get to say that the good guys win, but today is an exception. We can report that the people have won at least one battle with the misconduct of power-hungry politicians, and we will be a little safer for it. The politician is Mayor Ed Pawlowski from Allentown, PA, and the details of his case will make you very happy that he’ll soon be behind bars.
It’s always sad on a human level when someone has to be imprisoned. However, there are times when it’s for the greater good, and this seems to be one of those times. Pawlowski was found guilty of almost 50 corruption charges and could face decades in prison for his less than legal activities.
Some people who are caught red-handed are taken aback or caught off guard while in office, but that wasn’t the case with Pawlowski. He knew that this inditement would be coming down before his last election, but he decided to run anyway. The money was favorable, so he decided to gamble with it. Morning Call reports that this calls an end to his 12-year career in politics:
“A jury found Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski guilty Thursday on nearly all charges in his federal pay-to-play trial, meaning he will have to relinquish office after he is sentenced — a crushing end to a 12-year career at the helm of a long-distressed city in the midst of revival.
He was found guilty of conspiracy and multiple counts of bribery, attempted extortion, false statements to federal officials, honest services fraud,...

Pennsylvania Democrat Mayor, Soon Going Bye, Bye! - Gabor Zolna News

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Dem. Mayor Wept in Courtroom After Being Found Guilty of 47 Counts of Corruption
A Democrat Pennsylvania mayor faces decades in prison after he was convicted on nearly 50 charges of corruption in court Thursday.
Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski was found guilty on 47 of the 54 charges against him, which included bribery, conspiracy, fraud and attempted extortion, as well as lying to federal officials.
Pawlowski also changed city contracts in order to raise money for his campaigns for Mayor, The Morning Call reported.
A date has not yet been set for Pawlowski’s sentencing, but the Democrat mayor who has been in office since 2006 will be free on bail until his court date.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Wzorek blasted Pawlowski’s behavior after the hearing and said he will continue to search for corruption.
“This type of behavior is not acceptable,” Wzorek told The Morning Call.
“If they don’t have it of their own mind to think this is unacceptable, we will be watching, and the FBI will be doing investigations and will root out corruption.”
Pawlowski’s attorney, however, said he was “surprised and disappointed” by the verdict.
The front page of the local paper featured a photo of Pawlowski leaving the courtroom with cameras following him.
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Dem. Mayor Wept in Courtroom After Being Found Guilty of 47 Counts of Corruption
A Democrat Pennsylvania mayor faces decades in prison after he was convicted on nearly 50 charges of corruption in court Thursday.
Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski was found guilty on 47 of the 54 charges against him, which included bribery, conspiracy, fraud and attempted extortion, as well as lying to federal officials.
Pawlowski also changed city contracts in order to raise money for his campaigns for Mayor, The Morning Call reported.
A date has not yet been set for Pawlowski’s sentencing, but the Democrat mayor who has been in office since 2006 will be free on bail until his court date.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Wzorek blasted Pawlowski’s behavior after the hearing and said he will continue to search for corruption.
“This type of behavior is not acceptable,” Wzorek told The Morning Call.
“If they don’t have it of their own mind to think this is unacceptable, we will be watching, and the FBI will be doing investigations and will root out corruption.”
Pawlowski’s attorney, however, said he was “surprised and disappointed” by the verdict.
The front page of the local paper featured a photo of Pawlowski leaving the courtroom with cameras following him.
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Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski, who took office in 2006 and was re-elected last year while under indictment, was convicted of 47 charges in the“pay-to-play” scheme and not guilty of seven, the Allentown Morning Call and the lehighvalleylive.com website reported. Pawlowski was convicted of conspirac

The former top administrator of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal fraud charges. This makes him the seventh convicted in a long-running FBI pay-to-play investigation that includes Mayor Ed Pawlowski. Francis Dougherty, the city\'s former managing director, appeared in U.

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski and his attorney Jack McMahon speak at a news conference in the wake of a filing of a federal indictment against Pawlowski alleging he participated in a pay-to-play scheme Wednesday July 26, 2017 in Allentown.

BREAKING: BIG Dem GUILTY On 47 COUNTS – Immediately Starts Sobbing In Court!
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When reporting the news, we don’t always get to say that the good guys win, but today is an exception. We can report that the people have won at least one battle with the misconduct of power-h

When reporting the news, we don’t always get to say that the good guys win, but today is an exception. We can report that the people have won at least one battle with the misconduct of power-hungry politicians, and we will be a little safer for it. The politician is Mayor Ed Pawlowski from Allentown

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